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Military Monday.

May 3, 2010
Patriotic Campbells’ Soup ad, courtesy of KBlood on Flickr

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So Military Monday rolls around again. Every week since I’ve started doing my Military Monday posts almost a year ago, I’ve wished that at some point I’d run out of names. It saddens me to know we’ve lost all these young lives in such a senseless way.

This week’s Military Monday is especially important to me, because I recently discovered that my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s paternal side, fought in Company A of the 54th Infantry Regiment of New York, known as the “Barney Black Rifles” or “Schwarze Yaeger” in the Civil War. He came to America in 1859 and enlisted in 1861 into this unit comprised of all German immigrant New Yorkers, to fight for the Union. Surreal. And it just so happens this unit fought in some of the most famous and bloody battles of the war- Gettysburg, Chancellorsville and Bull Run to name a few. There’s also a monument for them at Gettysburg. Needless to say this is shocking and fascinating news to me, and it’s filled me with pride. However let’s remember- he was lucky enough to be mustered out in 1866 and be married, father children, and live to be almost 80. Not all the men involved were as lucky. War is war, and loss of life is loss of life. I know it’s a crazy thought, but hopefully someday human beings will be so evolved, they’ll be above the concept of war, and we never have to lose another man or woman to any “cause,” no matter how noble.

Patrick A. Tinnell, 25, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 19, 2006 Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, Marine Staff Sergeant, Apr 20, 2006 Lenoir, North Carolina
Jacob H. Allcott, 21, Army Private 1st Class, Apr 22, 2006 Caldwell, Idaho
Michael E. Bouthot, 19, Army Private, Apr 22, 2006 Fall River, Massachusetts
Kyle A. Colnot, 23, Army Sergeant, Apr 22, 2006 Arcadia, California
Eric D. King, 29, Army Specialist, Apr 22, 2006 Vancouver, Washington
Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, Army Private, Apr 22, 2006 New Berlinville, Pennsylvania
Ron Gebur, 23, Army Specialist, May 13, 2006 Delavan, Illinois
Richard Z. James, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 13, 2006 Seaford, Delaware
John W. Engeman, 45, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, May 14, 2006 East North Port, New York
Jamie D. Weeks, 47, Army Chief Warrant Officer 5, May 14, 2006 Daleville, Alabama
Robert H. West, 37, Army Master Sergeant, May 14, 2006 Elyria, Ohio
Matthew W. Worrel, 34, Army Major, May 14, 2006 Lewisville, Texas
Shane Mahaffee, 36, Army Reserve Captain, May 14, 2006 Gurnee, Illinois
Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr., 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006 Liberal, Kansas
Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 14, 2006 Overbrook, Oklahoma
Grant Allen Dampier, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 15, 2006 Merrill, Wisconsin
Marion Flint Jr., 29, Army Staff Sergeant, May 15, 2006 Baltimore, Maryland
Santiago M. Halsel, 32, Army Staff Sergeant, May 16, 2006 Bowling Green, Kentucky
Lee Hamilton Deal, 23, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class, May 17, 2006 West Monroe, Louisiana
Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr., 26, Army Sergeant, May 18, 2006 Bellevue, Nebraska
Nicholas Cournoyer, 25, Army Private 1st Class, May 18, 2006 Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Daniel E. Holland, 43, Army Lieutenant Colonel, May 18, 2006 San Antonio, Texas
Robert Seidel III, 23, Army 1st Lieutenant, May 18, 2006 Emmitsburg, Maryland
William B. Fulks, 23, Marine Corporal, May 18, 2006 Culloden, West Virginia
Benito A. Ramirez, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 21, 2006 Edinburg, Texas
David Christoff Jr., 25, Marine Sergeant, May 22, 2006 Rossford, Ohio
William J. Leusink, 21, Marine Lance Corporal, May 22, 2006 Maurice, Iowa
Michael L. Hermanson, 21, Army National Guard Specialist, May 23, 2006 Fargo, North Dakota
Steven Freund, 20, Marine Private 1st Class, May 23, 2006 Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
Robert G. Posivio III, 22, Marine Lance Corporal, May 23, 2006 Sherburn, Minnesota
Robert E. Blair, 22, Army Specialist, May 25, 2006 Ocala, Florida
Douglas A. DiCenzo, 30, Army Captain, May 25, 2006 Plymouth, New Hampshire
Caleb A. Lufkin, 24, Army Private 1st Class, May 25, 2006 Knoxville, Illinois
Adam Lucas, 20, Marine Lance Corporal, May 26, 2006 Greensboro, North Carolina
J. Adan Garcia, 20, Army Corporal, May 27, 2006 Irving, Texas
Richard A. Bennett, 25, Marine Corporal, May 27, 2006 Girard, Kansas
Nathanael J. Doring, 31, Marine Captain, May 27, 2006 Apple Valley, Minnesota
James A. Funkhouser, 35, Army Captain, May 29, 2006 Katy, Texas
Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, Army Corporal, May 29, 2006 Estacada, Oregon
Brock L. Bucklin, 28, Army Specialist, May 30, 2006 Caledonia, Michigan
Bobby R. West, 23, Army Corporal, May 30, 2006 Beebe, Arkansas
Alexander J. Kolasa, 22, Army Corporal, May 31, 2006 White Lake, Michigan
Benjamin E. Mejia, 25, Army Sergeant, May 31, 2006 Salem, Massachusetts
Brett L. Tribble, 20, Army Private 1st Class, Jun 03, 2006 Lake Jackson, Texas
Darren Harmon, 44, Army Reserve Staff Sergeant, Jun 03, 2006 Newark, Delaware
Ryan J. Cummings, 22, Marine Corporal, Jun 03, 2006 Streamwood, Illinois
Michael D. Stover, 43, Marine Major, Jun 03, 2006 Mansfield, Ohio
Issac S. Lawson, 35, Army National Guard Specialist, Jun 05, 2006 Sacramento, California
Jamie Jaenke, 30, Naval Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class, Jun 05, 2006 Bay City, Wisconsin

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